William Murphy Brooks, son of William Michael and Martha Jane Wilson Brooks; photo courtesy of Dee Schoonmaker via Louise Birchfield.

William Murphy Brooks, was born May 1, 1891 in Haleyville, Alabama and died June 11, 1965. He was the son of William Michael Brooks and Martha Jane Wilson and the grandson of George Daniel Harry Wilson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Ward. He married Delia Hardin Nov 1, 1931.